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State IT agency seeks $10 million cybersecurity/resilience fund and continues consolidation of agency IT
Summary
The Office of Information Technology Services outlined consolidation progress, a $10 million proposal for a cybersecurity and IT resilience fund, and recurring needs tied to onboarding agencies and replacing legacy hardware and software.
The Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) presented its fiscal plan to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, outlining ongoing agency consolidations, a proposed $10 million cybersecurity and IT resilience fund, and requested staffing and one-time expenditures to support phase-5 onboarding of executive-branch agencies.
Christopher LaHozet, budget analyst (Legislative Services Office), and ITS Administrator Alberto Gonzales described the agency’s multi-year consolidation, which has moved IT staff from multiple executive agencies into ITS and will continue with the Idaho State Police, Department of Juvenile Corrections and, later, the Department of Health and Welfare.
ITS requested a governor-recommended cash transfer of $10 million from the general fund into a new continuously appropriated cybersecurity…
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